(1) What (a) was the total settlement amount for the Mala-Mala land settlement deal, (b) is the current value of the land and (c) was the value of the land when the settlement deal was agreed to;
(2) whether any forensic investigations have been conducted into the settlement deal; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
1. (a) R1 012 529 492.00 (one billion twelve million five hundred and twenty nine thousand four hundred and ninety two rand) inclusive of improvements.
(b) The Commission has not conducted a new valuation and therefore does not know the current value.
(c) The claim was settled at 71000ha x R13 184 totalling R934 360 000.00.
2. No forensic investigation has been undertaken. The Portfolio Committee on Rural ...
With regard to her department’s use it or lose it policy and instances where beneficiaries lost occupation and/or use rights, what are the relevant details of (a) each affected farm, including in which municipality it is located, (b) the names and contact details of the previous farm owner and the beneficiaries, (c) the date on which the farm was given to beneficiaries, (d) the purpose the farm was used for, (e) the date on which occupation and/or use rights were removed from beneficiaries, (f) the reasons for the removal of rights, (g) the names of the persons who ultimately removed the rights from beneficiaries, (h) the instances where beneficiaries received the necessary post settlement support or not, (i) the reason why the full title was not transferred to beneficiaries and (j) the name of the person who currently uses the farm?
(a) The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform does not have a “use it or lose it” policy hence no beneficiary has lost occupation and use rights as a consequence of such a policy.
(b) - (j) Falls away.
(a) What is the total number of beneficiaries, in each province, who have been removed from farms due to underperformance and (b) in which departmental programme have the beneficiaries been participating in the past five financial years?
(a)
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Province
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Number of beneficiaries
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Eastern Cape
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0
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Free State
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1
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Gauteng
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2
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KwaZulu Natal
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0
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Limpopo
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1
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Mpumalanga
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1
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Northern Cape
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0
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North West
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2
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Western Cape
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0
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(b) Land Redistribution
(1) What is the extent of land that the Government obtained in each province since 1 January 1994, for the purpose of (a) land restitution and (b) land redistribution;
(2) what is the extent of pre-existing state-owned agricultural land in hectares that was disposed of to beneficiaries in each province during the period 1 January 1994 up to 31 December 2004, excluding the land acquired and transferred for the purpose of land restitution and land redistribution since 1 January 1994;
(3) since 1 January 1994, what is the total number of hectares of land in each province in respect of which beneficiaries chose to receive financial compensation rather than land restitution;
(4) what is the extent of hectares of land in each province that was transferred to beneficiaries as part of land tenure reform since 1 January 1994, excluding land transferred through land restitution and land redistribution?
(1)(a)(b) Please refer to the table below.
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Province
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|
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(4) part of land tenure reform
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Eastern Cape
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127 699
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552 661
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45 200
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Free State
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58 104
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426 092
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44 544
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Gauteng
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17 443
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61 151
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4 879
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KwaZulu Natal
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847 912
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590 272
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206 289
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Limpopo
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706 423
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181 209
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33 797
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Mpumalanga ... |
Whether, with reference to the reply of the Minister of Public Service and Administration to question 141 for oral reply on 7 September 2018, her department and the entities reporting to her implemented the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council resolution that all persons employed in the Public Service as Assistant Directors must have their salary level upgraded from level 9 to level 10, and that all Deputy Directors must have their salary level upgraded from level 11 to level 12; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
No as they do not all qualify for the upgrade period prescribed by the Minister of Public Service and Administration. Currently, a Labour Court case is pending regarding officials who were appointed on 1 August 2012, and do not qualify for the automatic upgrades.
The Minister of Public Service and Administration directed in terms PSCBC Resolution 1 of 2012, clause 18.1 and set out ...
What (a) number of farms have been leased out in each province, (b) are the names of the individuals to whom the farms have been leased and (c) number of these farms are paying their lease fees?
(a)
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Eastern Cape
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396
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Free State
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455
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Gauteng
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370
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Kwazulu-Natal
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312
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Limpopo
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344
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Mpumalanga
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933
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North West
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603
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Northern Cape
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222
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Western Cape
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228
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Total
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3 863
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(b)
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Hlalele Joseph Khahleli
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A C Chief Nelwamondo
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Tom Samuel Khambule
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Adam Melusi Sithole
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Aaron Guduveni Shoba
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Albert Fikile Yawa
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Aaron Mhlanganyelwa Langa
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Alfred Bhidingane Mahlangu
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Aaron Sekanka Mathebula
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Alpheus Skosana
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Abraham Mashiya
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Amos Khohliwe Masanabo ... |
(1) (a) What is the extent of land that is owned by each municipality, (b) what is the (i) location and (ii) size of the land and (c) how much of the specified land is (i) vacant and (ii) leased;
(2) (a) to whom is the specified land leased and (b) for what amount in each case;
(3) has private investment taken place on the land; if so, what is the (a)(i) nature and (ii) value of the investment, (b) length of the investment and (c) company that is investing?
(1)(a),(b)(i),(ii),(c)(i),(ii) Section 24 of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013: Act No. 16 of 2013 (SPLUMA) provides for municipalities to develop Land Use Schemes (LUS) which is a planning tool used by municipalities to manage land use within their area of jurisdiction. Municipalities are also required to keep an evaluation roll which will have information on land ownership within the municipality. ...
(1) Whether her department financed any greenhouse tunnels for agricultural purposes in the (a) Dr J.S. Moroka and/or (b) Thembisile Hani Local Municipalities in Mpumalanga (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018; if not, why not; if so,
(2) (a) which (i) farms and (ii) beneficiaries received tunnels, (b) what was the total cost, (c) which service provider(s) provided the tunnels and (d) what is each tunnel being used for;
(3) are the tunnels currently in use; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(4) what number of employment opportunities was created by the financing of the tunnels in each case?
1. (a)(i)(ii) No.
(b)(i)(ii) No.
2. (a)(i),(ii),(b),(c),(d) Falls away.
3. Falls away.
4. Falls away.
(1) (a) On what date did her department last conduct an audit of artwork owned by Government which is under her department’s curatorship and (b) what are the details of each artwork under the curatorship of her department according to the Generally Recognised Accounting Practice 103;
(2) whether any artworks under her department’s curatorship have gone missing (a) in each of the past five financial years and (b) since 1 April 2018; if so, what are the relevant details?
1. (a) None.
(b) Falls away
(2) No.
(a),(b) Falls away.
With reference to the reply of the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs to question 2342 on 13 September 2018, for what purpose is each (a) bonded and (b) non-bonded property used in each (i) province and (ii) metropolitan municipality?
As reported in Parliamentary question 1569 of 2018, posed to the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform in May 2018, this information falls within the functional competency of municipalities in terms of section 24 of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013. Municipalities are required to record the use of land as part of their land use schemes and are therefore ...
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